23 Burrington Close, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9HW

23 Burrington Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 9HW). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 72 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 32% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.